Warriors agree to 1-year deal with Alec Burks

Alec Burks has played most of his career with Utah Jazz

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Golden State Warriors’ Shaun Livingston (34) is guarded by Utah Jazz’ Alec Burks (10) in the first quarter of their game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, April 10, 2017. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

Utah Jazz guard Alec Burks (10) and Golden State Warriors guard Steve Blake vie for a loose ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, April 6, 2014 at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group)

Utah Jazzs’ Alec Burks (10), left, gets the ball blocked by Golden State Warriors’ Shaun Livingston (34) in the second period of their basketball game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)

Utah Jazz Alec Burks (10) shoots over Golden State Warriors Klay Thompson (11) in the first quarter of their NBA game at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

Jamal Crawford #11 of the Los Angeles Clippers drives against Alec Burks #10 of the Utah Jazz at Staples Center on December 30, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. The Clippers won 107-96. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

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The Warriors have found another contender in their hunt for wings to replace minutes from Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson and Andre Iguodala.

Alec Burks has agreed to a one-year deal with Golden State, a league source confirmed to Bay Area News Group. The Athletic first reported the news.

Burks had agreed to terms last week with the Oklahoma City Thunder, but after the team agreed to trade star forward Paul George to the Clippers over the weekend, the Thunder allowed Burks to re-evaluate whether he wanted to sign with them, The Athletic reported.

Burks will likely compete for minutes at the small forward spot along with Glenn Robinson III and Alfonzo McKinnie. With Thompson expected to stay sidelined until at least December with an ACL injury in his left knee, Burks may also play minutes at the shooting guard spot.

Combo guard D’Angelo Russell, whom the Warriors acquired in a sign-and-deal with Brooklyn to offset Durant’s departure, will start at shooting guard. First-round pick Jordan Poole is expected to play behind Russell.

As for Burks, he had previously played his entire seven-year career with the Utah Jazz mostly as a reserve. Utah traded Burks to Cleveland last November for Kyle Korver, before Cleveland moved him to Sacramento in February. Burks, the 12th overall pick in 2011 out of Colorado, is a career 9.5 point-per-game scorer, shooting 35.5 percent from three. He’s known as a slashing wing who can create his own shot.

Assuming the Warriors waive or trade Shaun Livingston before his $7 million contract becomes fully guaranteed on Wednesday, the Warriors will have 12 players under contract. An NBA team can field up to 15 players on their regular-season roster and two players on a two-way deals. The Warriors could add up to three more players on veteran’s minimum deals. But it is possible they will leave at least some of the remaining roster spots open, both to fall closer to the NBA’s imposed hard cap and to have flexibility to acquire another player in a mid-season trade.